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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite pricing

API list price by Google · same on Google AI Studio, gemini-api · checked Oct 23, 2026
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$0.30 / $2.50per 1M tokens in / out
$0.15 / $1.25batch · −50%
$0.19per task at high?
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Price sheetper 1M tokens

Input$0.30list
Output$2.50
Batch input$0.15−50%
Batch output$1.25−50%
Context · max output1M · 66Ktokens
Free tieryesGoogle Gemini API free tier

Where to buy3 providers · per 1M tokens

ProviderInputOutputContext
gemini-api$0.30$2.50—
Googlelab$0.30$2.501M
Google AI Studio$0.30$2.501M

In Google's line-upper 1M in / out

Gemma 2 27B$0.27 / $0.27−68%
Gemma 3 27B PT$0.40 / $1.20−29%
Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.30 / $2.500%
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.30 / $2.50this model
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09 2025$0.30 / $2.500%
Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75 / $3.75+76%
Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber$1.50 / $7.503.5×
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Cheaper for the same workvs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite at high

MiMo v2.6 Pro thinkingOpen-31%score ×2.1$0.13
GPT-6.1 Sol low-32%score +90%$0.13
Claude Haiku 5.5 xhigh-36%score +86%$0.12
GPT-6 Luna max-65%score +72%$0.068
MiMo v2.6 Flash thinkingOpen-68%score +71%$0.062
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Pricing questions

How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cost?›

$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens on Google's API and Google AI Studio, gemini-api. Batch requests cost $0.15 / $1.25. One Intelligence Index task costs about $0.19 at the default effort.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite free to use?›

Yes, with limits: Google Gemini API free tier. Model-specific free tier; account, region, quota and data-use terms apply.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?›

No: $0.30 / $2.50 against $0.25 / $1.50, 51% more per token.

What is a cheaper alternative to Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?›

MiMo v2.6 Pro at thinking effort costs -31% per task with a score ×2.1 on Humanity's Last Exam.